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J. D. GRISWOLD.

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Patented July 10 Nrrn STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JAMES D. GRISWOLD,

OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT H. THOMPSON AND HENRY D.NORRIS, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

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srncrr'rca-rron forming art of Letters Patent No. 385.924. dated July10,1888.

Application filed February 11, 1888. Serial No. 2268,fi81.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES D. GRISWOLD, of Brooklyn, in the countyofKings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates more particularly to boxes adapted to containsmall articles, and may be advantageously used for cigarettes.

1. have illustrated the same as adapted for a cigarette-box.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a blank employed inthe box. Fig.

2 is a view of another blank employed therein.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a box formed W fromLhchlanlcillnstratedin Fig. 1. Fig. il's a perspective view of a case orshell made from the blank illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of the box and case or shell when in use together and closed. Fig.6 is a similar view of the box partially removed from the ease or shelland in the act of discharging a cigarette.

Similar letters of reference designate correspending parts in all thefigures.

The box will preferably be made of paper, card-board, pasteboard,oranalogous material.

In the example of my improvement shown the blank A comprises side folds,a a, edge folds,a a, and a paster fold, a". It also comprises end foldscf. \Vhen the blank is folded into box form, as shown more clearly inFig. 3, the edge fold, a", will in this example of my improvement besecured to the paster fold a by adhesive material, whilethe end foldswill close the ends of the box. 'I have shown in each of the end folds aa notch, to. These notches are, as shown, adjacent to the fold a, andare in such position that when the end pieces a are folded up the boxthe notches form openings in the ends of the box at corners thereof. itwill be observed that these openings are at diagonally'opposite cornersof the boxi In other words, the end of the box directly opposite eitherof the openings is approximately closed. Although I have shown two suchopenings, 1 wish it to be understood that I need use but one; or I mayuse more than twor against the ends of strip having side folds,

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The blank B comprises, as shown, a straight I) I), end folds, b b, and apaster fold, b". When the blank is folded into form, the end fold b willbe secured to the paster fold b by adhesive material, as shown moreclearly in Fig. 4.

'I'hebox formed from the blank Ais intended to be contained withintheicase or shell formed from the blank B. When itis desired that thebox remain closed, the parts occupy the relative positions illustratedin Fig. 5. When, however, it is desired to discharge something containedwithin the box therefrom-as, for

instance, a cigarettethe box is moved sidewise within the case or shell8 until an opening at the corner of the box is uncovered,when by tiltingthe whole a cigarette or other article will drop'out through theopening. When an opening is employed at each end of the box, it isimmaterial from which side the box is hnoved through the case or shell.When the 7;) box is used for cigarettes, such opening or openings willpreferably be of sufficient size to admit of the passage of but onecigarette at atime. I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The combination,with a rectangular box having an opening inoneend thereof and ata corner, of a case or shell for containing said box,and through which the box may be moved sidewise, said case or shelloperating to close said opening when the box is in position in the caseor shell, substantially as specilied.

2. The combination,with a rectangular box having an opening in each ofthe ends thereof and at the corners, of a case or shell for containingsaid box, and through which the box may be moved sidewise, said caseorshell operating to close both said openings when the 0 box is inposition in the case or shell, substantially as specified.

D. H. Dnrscoi L, MAURICE J ROACH.

